So the suspicions about Fergie time are true - but only for this season.
It's not difficult to imagine McGhee doing a fine imitation of Fergie's famous 'hairdryer' blast...
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One tempting explanation for United's barnstorming finishes is the phenomenon commonly known as Fergie Time.
They also find Handsome the warthog and Fergie the orange-haired orangutan splendidly entertaining.
That was at the start of a season in which Fergie's fledglings won the Premiership crown for the first time.
Some fans walked from their homes in nearby streets to wave goodbye to Fergie, while others travelled from much further afield.
Maradona said Tevez told him that Fergie tried to lower his price.
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Perez Hilton said he had got into an argument with the Black Eyed Peas members Fergie and Will.i.am earlier in the evening.
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Huang is taking it upon himself to fight the good fight in 2012, to speak truth to Fergie, and to call out Marcus Samuelsson for his cultural disrespect.
It's Fergie's Tactics, according to former Liverpool manager Phil Thompson.
Keane believes Fergie's hunger to succeed is what has kept him at the United helm for so long, despite an aborted announcement that he intended to retire at the end of the 2001-02 season.
Both Fergie and Mancini failed badly in this.
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First it was Fergie, now it is Mancini.
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"Ever since then, every time United have been given quite a bit of injury time, it's been flagged up in people's heads and they've said, 'Oh United have got more Fergie time again', " says Alexander.
The result: an eclectic album with tracks by Stargate (the Norwegian duo behind hits from Rihanna, Lionel Richie, Shakira and others) and Rico Love (who has produced for Beyonce, Usher, Fergie and others).
And then there is the Fergie factor.
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The reality is that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are following in tried and tested regal footsteps - Fergie and Andrew have the cowboy hats and Prince Philip a rather fetching lumberjack shirt from the 50s to prove it.
Fergie just yield to his demand.
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In a career of almost 600 games, which began playing alongside David Beckham as part of 'Fergie's Fledglings' at Manchester United and is approaching an end at Championship club Derby County, he has never been too far away from the headlines.
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